Leo McCarey

Stan & Ollie – and a Horse, and an Orchestra

by Ben Model
January 6, 2019January 5, 2019

My favorite Laurel & Hardy shorts are the ones with little or no plot. Don’t ask me why. Films like Busy Bodies, Helpmates, Towed in a Hole and of course The Music Box that are basically Stan and Ollie just… Read More »Stan & Ollie – and a Horse, and an Orchestra

Leo McCarey, Charley Chase and René Clair Walk Into a Bar…

by Ben Model
November 14, 2018November 14, 2018
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Rene Clair’s Last Silent Completes the Boomerang Arc of French Comedies To America and Back (image above sourced from SFSFF press/downloads page, whose image credit reads “Poster courtesy of the Cinémathèque Française”) There are a few occasions I can recall… Read More »Leo McCarey, Charley Chase and René Clair Walk Into a Bar…